Alan Carr Biography
Summary
"Alan Carr" (born 14 June 1976) is an English stand-up comedian and presenter of radio and television, noted for his camp demeanour.
Personal Life
Carr was born in Weymouth, Dorset, and grew up in Northampton. His father Graham Carr was manager of Northampton Town Football Club. He has a brother. Alan is single and lives by himself. He is openly gay.
Television
He is currently presenting "The Sunday Night Project", which he co-presents alongside Justin Lee Collins and a weekly guest host.
Carr makes regular guest appearances on game shows and panel shows. These include "FAQ U", "8 Out of 10 Cats", "Countdown"s dictionary corner and "Never Mind The Buzzcocks".
He also featured as a panellist on Channel 4's " Big Fat Anniversary Quiz", which celebrated the channel's 25th anniversary., and has been interviewed as a guest in various shows including "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" and "Tubridy Tonight" with Ryan Tubridy.
In 2008 Carr fronted his own TV gameshow, "Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong". The show included guests such as Davina McCall, Louis Walsh and Chris Moyles, and premiered on Channel 4 on 1 February 2008. A second series is due to begin in October 2008
Carr recalled his days growing up in Northampton when interviewed for the BBC 2 series "The Comedy Map of Britain".
He appeared in episode one of series 11 of Top Gear on BBC 2, with Justin Lee Collins, in the Reasonably Priced Car.
Carr has reportedly landed a £3m chat show deal with Channel 4.
Radio
Carr made his radio presenting debut on BBC Radio 2. He presented a show, as part of Radio 2's Festive Highlights, called "Alan Carr's Christmas Box". It was broadcast on Christmas Day and featured seasonal music and guests.. He also filled in on BBC 6Music on 16 February and 14 June 2008 for Adam and Joe and co-presented The Russell Brand Show on 4 October 2008.
Performance
Carr performs stand-up regularly, on tour and on television. He has been featured in three Edinburgh shows and in 2007 he toured throughout the UK, which was followed by a DVD entitled 'Tooth Fairy Live'. Carr had his own monthly show in a Manchester comedy club and he has toured nationwide, supporting other acts. He has performed at the Apollo Theatre in London, which was televised for the BBC1 series 'Live At The Apollo', and has been featured in the Royal Variety Performance.
Carr has appeared and performed at many festivals, including the Reading and Leeds Festivals, Latitude Festival, the Kilkenny Festival and Live Earth, where he welcomed musical acts David Gray and Damien Rice on stage. He has performed stand-up internationally, including an appearance at the Montreal 'Just For Laughs' festival.
Selected works
TV appearances
"Big Fat Anniversary Quiz" - 2007
"8 Out Of 10 Cats" - 2007
"Never Mind The Buzzcocks" - 2007, 2008
"Live at the Apollo" - 2007
"The Paul O'Grady Show" - 2007, 2008
"Friday Night With Jonathan Ross" - 2008
"GMTV" - 2007, 2008
"Later With Jools Holland" - 2008
"T4" - 2008
"Pride of Britain Awards" - 2008
DVD releases
"Tooth Fairy" (2007)
"The Friday Night Project Unleashed" (2007)
"Alan Carr: Now That's What I Call A Ding Dong" (2008)
Awards
2001 The BBC Best New Stand Up
2006 Best In Show - Sheffield Comedy Festival
2006 The Golden Rose of Montreaux for Best Entertainment Show for The Friday Night Project
2006 LAFTA's Funniest Double Act (with Justin Lee Collins)
2006 LAFTA's Funniest Entertainment Show for The Friday Night Project 2005
2007 British Comedy Award for Best Live Stand Up
2007 Cosmopolitan Celebrity Men Of The Year (with Justin Lee Collins)
2007 LAFTA's Funniest Double Act (with Justin Lee Collins)
Book
In 2008, Alan Carr released an autobiography, 'Look Who It Is!' published by HarperCollins Publishers.
External links
(Official UK site for "Fashion Targets Breast Cancer")
Credit
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Alan Carr.
